If you loose shore power does the generator start automatically? And if so, when shore power returns, will it shut off?
If you loose shore power does the generator start automatically? And if so, when shore power returns, will it shut off?
I have a 2015 Cyclone 4100 with 3 AC's. I can run any combination of two with the same generator. First make sure the breakers on the generator are both on. If one is tripped it will cause the problem you have. They are behind the generator cover. Check that all the breakers are on in the main breaker panel. Always shut all major electrical loads down and then disconnect from shore power. Start the generator and let it run for at least a minute to stabilize. Then turn each AC on separately. Never switch from shore to gen with the loads on as its hard on the transfer switch and the generator. Hope this solves your problem. Enjoy your new 3100!
Tried everything suggested and still won't let me run more than 1 a/c. Emailed Heartland and they state you can run 2 only if everything else is off. We tried getting 2 to run with everything off and still was unsuccessful.
The 5500 generator will run a house,
I don't know what he is talking about.
Only if your house does not need 220/240
Hey man you know what I mean, and yes you can get 240 off your generator.
You cannot get 240 out of an Onan RV 5500 genset.
You can get two legs at 120 that cannot be combined to get 240.
That is exactly the reason I did not use my Onan to run our house during the 14 days of no power thanks the Sandy.
Although I didn't need AC, I did need 240 for my air handler, which i needed to have heat.
You are so right there is no wire that can be combined to provide 240v. While it is true that the 5500 spec list it a 120v generator, this is misleading.
2 120v legs that share a common neutral is by definition is a 240v single phase/split phase, household current.
Test your transfer switch or your J-box by taking a voltage reading across the two legs (red and black) if you are not getting between 215 and 240 there is something wrong with your generator or your wiring. You will get 110 to 120 between your neutral and either leg. Your rig is by definition a 240v appliance, in that it takes 2 legs of 120v, one neutral and a ground. If I'm not correct please tell me where Im wrong.
Im glad you did not try to run your house without a transfer switch. Had you been successful in correctly wiring your onan into your service entrance you would have charged the line and possibly electrocuted a lineman
Fact is stranger than fiction.
Any chance you do not have a typical Onan 5.5 HG JAB generator, as installed in Heartland RV's and instead have a Onan 5.5 HG JAE?
Onan 5.5 HG JAA / JAB / JAC are:
5500 watts
60 hertz
120 volts
45.8 amps
3600 rpm
Onan 5.5 HG JAD / JAE / JAF are:
5500 watts
60 Hertz
120 / 240 Volts, 22.9 Amps or
120 Volts, 45.8 Amps or
120 / 240 Volts, 12 Amps
3600 rpm
Did someone here suggest that I or someone else on the forum tried to do this?
And you are correct.
Here is where the confusion lies.
The onan 5500 has 2 120v leads and 2 neutrals and 2 grounds.
So you could run 2 120v circuits. OR you can twist the grounds together for a single ground, then twist the neutral leads together for a single neutral, the 2 remaining 120v leads stay separate. In this configuration you then have 1 ground, 1 neutral and 2 120v leads. By definition this is 240v. You can follow this configuration through your rig to the transfer switch and onto the breaker panel input. I can't define this any more than what I have. And yes I have the JAB.